Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq accuses PKK of attacks
The Kurdistan Regional Government condemned an apparent Kurdistan Workers Party attack on peshmerga soldiers in Dahuk province; the KRG and the PKK had a turf dispute earlier this year.
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters reportedly attacked Kurdish peshmerga soldiers in Iraq on Wednesday. The incident took place at a time of both tensions and reconciliation between Kurdish parties in the region.
The PKK attacked peshmerga forces in Dahuk province in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region. One soldier died while two were injured, the Erbil-based news outlet Rudaw reported. Dahuk is a stronghold of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), and peshmerga forces in the area are associated with the party. The attack involved “gunfire” and took place in the Chamanke region, according to the outlet.
The PKK-affilated Roj News outlet reported that KDP peshmerga forces tried to enter a PKK base in Bebadi village, after which the PKK detonated two mines. The peshmerga were warned about entering before, according to Roj News.
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), which governs the autonomous part of northern Iraq, condemned the attack and attributed it to the PKK.
